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October 6th, 2014 04:00
SSD on Inspiron 15r 5521
Hello everyone, I have a Inspiron 15r 5521 with 3rd gen i5 and 500gb hdd. I want to swap current hdd with a ssd(samsung evo/transcend 2.5"). Is it possible to install ssd on 5521, i enclosed a image of the back of my laptop. I'm not sure with that smaller space , i can install an ssd. Please help me out, its sort of urgent for me.
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shesagordie
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October 6th, 2014 08:00
srikanthk
The following article shows how to replace the Inspiron 15 5521, 2.5" internal hard drive:
http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-to-disassemble-dell-inspiron-15r-5521-15-3521laptop/
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srikanthk
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October 6th, 2014 10:00
Thanks
shesagordie
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October 6th, 2014 12:00
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July 26th, 2022 15:00
Hi, I also have a, pretty old now, Dell Inspiron 5521 and after 9 whole years of serving me well, the hard drive is now corrupt so I need to replace it. I’ve purchased a new Windows 10 license and will install it all from scratch. I have no idea where to start from and what to look at in terms of HDD size and compatibility. Can you please point me to the right direction and recommend a few hrs drive options?
I have 8GB of RAM and an i5 processor. Looking for 500GB-1TB capacity, if SSD is compatible, then even better. Thanks!
Kflash08
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July 27th, 2022 09:00
Any 2.5" SATA drive up to 2 terabytes should work, including SSDs. If you do plan on upgrading to a SSD, I'd recommend a Crucial MX500 or a Samsung EVO for the best performance and reliability. Cheaper SSDs will work as well, though they maybe a bit slower (still much faster than a hard drive) and less reliable than the two I previously mentioned. A cheaper SSD would be a better option seeing that your computer will not be able to upgrade to Windows 11, and support for Windows 10 will end in the next 3 years, so it's best not to spend too much on an aging system.
Also, assuming that your computer was already running Windows 10 before the old drive failed, there was no need to buy a new license. As long as you re-install the correct edition of Windows 10 that was previously installed, it will automatically re-activate without a product key after re-installation, once it detects an internet connection. If your computer is still running Windows 7 or 8.1, you should still be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free, despite multiple reports stating that you can no longer do so. All you have to do is reinstall Windows 7 or 8.1 from your recovery media first, and then upgrade to 10. Once you've upgraded to Windows 10 and it successfully activated, you can perform a clean install of 10 afterwards, if desired.
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January 3rd, 2024 16:20
I'm attempting to upgrade using a Samsung 980 Evo SSD I had kicking around. I get as far as picking a partition for a clean windows install but I get an error message saying "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files." Any advice? I don't know what to do to see log files so any insight is really appreciated.